Questions tagged [overexposure]
by the virtue of which the pictures taken are too bright resulting in loss of highlights and/or washed-out look
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Why are my photos so washed out and cloudy?
I recently bought a second hand Nikon Lite Touch zoom 70W camera and just got back my first roll of film (shot on Fujicolour c200) and all of my photos came back super washed out like this…
Is this ...
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Darktable: How do I adjust the exposure on one half of an image?
I have some film scans from a half-frame camera, so each scan contains two pictures (side-by-side).
Some of the scans are consistently overexposed, but by different amounts. For example:
I'd like to ...
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Why is an overexposured-area white?
From what I understand, camera sensor photosites have 'filters' on them so that each can receive only either red, blue or green light.
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When there is an overexposure of only pure blue light, ...
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Light meter battery ran low and I overexposed my ASA 400 HP5+. How much should I push my film?
Equipment: HP5+ 400 ASA, Rollei 35
Light conditions and subject: Sunbather in grass surrounded by trees but with Sun in clouds fairly overhead, sometimes in some shadow. Bright day but with sky ...
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Prime lens is over-exposed fully open, when in full daylight
I bought a Lumix f/1.7 25mm prime (H-H025), to use with my OM-D E10.3
When fully open on a bright sunny day, with the ISO set to 200 my shutter speed flashes at 4000 to indicate it's out of range. If ...
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How do I avoid overexposure using a shoe-mounted flash outdoors?
I shoot with a Canon EOS 77D and have a 430EX III-RT flash.
Whenever I use the flash outdoors to compensate for lighting the photo are overexposed.
I shot in Av with ISO 400, then 200, 1/200 sec ...
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Why does my lens aperture stop working a few hours after attaching the lens?
I recently purchased a used Sigma 105mm f2.8 DG OS Macro lens, and when I tested it during the purchase everything worked fine. A few hours later when I tried it again, I noticed that my pictures were ...
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I Dropped my nikon D3300 [closed]
A few days ago I dropped my Nikon D3300. I then found it is taking overexposed images while all the settings are correct. The meter in manual mode misguides me even in daylight. At ISO 100, f/5.6 it ...
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How do the ISO dial and light meter work together?
I just started with film photography and I have an expired 200 ISO film roll. Some people on the internet said that I should change the film speed on the camera to 100 to "overexpose" it. But I want ...
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How to get rid of these white stripes from sunlight through window?
I have been trying to remove these annoying white stripes, but it seems each time I do, the picture gets worse. I tried some free online apps, but it doesn't seem to work. Sadly, I do not have the raw ...
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White photos on Canon S5 IS
I have an old CANON S5 IS camera, which I was using for half a year until it started to take completely white photos.
Exposure and white balance are set to normal. ISO is also set to auto.
In low-...
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Why is my camera overexposing every time I use flash?
No matter what setting I have my camera on, any time I use the flash the exposure goes super high. I try changing my ISO and aperture, too, but it doesn't help. I have a Nikon D3400, could this be a ...
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Nikon FE not working
I have a Nikon FE (30+ years old) It was functioning fine last time it was used about 15years ago. When I got it out to use this time I put a new battery in it but the light meter was only working ...
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Is it possible to 'fix' an image (with bad colouring/effect applied) based on a smaller thumbnail?
I'm trying to fix some old (as in a few years old, not vintage) images taken by a friend, and have noticed something odd. While most of the pictures appear somewhat over exposed/have strange colours (...
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Can I salvage overexposed images accidentally taken in manual mode?
I have a question. My wife used our camera and left the setting on Manual, which I didn't realize when I was going out to take pictures yesterday in the bright sun. We had some really great pictures, ...
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Photos through viewfinder constantly overexposed
Recently my canon 700d has been acting strangely. When using preset modes such as landscape, the photos come out fine when taken using the flip screen, but when taken through the viewfinder the photos ...
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Restrict Over Exposed images [duplicate]
How to restrict overexposed images while I am using canon t1i and 18-55mm lens? Reception desk light is overexposed, you can see.
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How do I fix this washed out photo in Photoshop?
I'm quite new to photoshop and I was wondering if there was a way to fix this photo as the faces are completely washed out by the sun in the background.
I've tried several methods in photoshop such ...
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Overexpose film in camera, then push process?
My question: in general, what results when color film is overexposed in-camera, then push processed in development?
I'm trying to wrap my head around color film exposure and development, and how ...
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How is it possible to have shallow depth of field in very bright conditions?
When setting the aperture at f1.8 you are for sure going to overexpose the image. When I'm out at the beach I set my GH5 at f1.8 with the shutter speed 1/8000 and my iso at 200, but I still get an ...
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ETTR vs LUT-based HDR
I just read about Exposing to the Right as a way to compensate for the way the dynamic range bracketing works. This roughly re-maps intensity values so that more "shades" of shadows are captured, but ...
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What is causing this white-out with my camera?
Camera: Olympus Pen E-PL1, nearly 8 years old (wikipedia).
I have two lenses, 40-150mm (amazon) and 14-42mm (amazon). I change between them frequently, but am careful when I do so.
It's recently ...
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What could cause exposure problems after my camera got wet?
I had an unfortunate accident where my DSLR camera (and me) briefly ended up in a river. The camera wasn't fully submerged but it did get very wet. It still works, sort of, although the electrics are ...
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Why is my camera overexposing with a new lens?
The aperture is set to f/4.0 and ISO 100 in automatic mode.
I'm new to more advanced photography so please be patient!
I just purchased a new lens - the h-fsa45200 (Panasonic Lumix G Vario 45-200mm) ...
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Why is it that when the green channel clips, it turns into blue?
I was taking photos of snow sculptures at night, and I noticed something strange on my Olympus O-MD E-M10 Mark II.
This green lit sculpture
when the green channel gets blown, turns blue
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What are these diagonal flickering black stripes on my Panasonic G7's LCD?
Why are there flickering black diagonal lines on my LCD display when I am taking a photo, but my actual photo is fine when I looked at it on my MacBook?
Examples on the right side of the LCD screen ...
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Why is my 2 second long exposure shot overexposed?
I have the Olympus PEN Lite E-PL5 and I’m kind of getting frustrated because whenever I try to do a long exposure shot it’s always blown out.
I put the ISO to 200 because that’s the lowest I can go, ...
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Autopano Giga: Leveling of an overexposed panorama (cr2 raw files)
I'm trying to correct an overexposed panorama in Autopano Giga but I haven't yet found a way to really adjust the right settings.
It seems, that the problem lies in the interpretation of the CR2 ...
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Why are my image overexposed when using an external flash?
Camera: Canon 700D
Flash: Yongnuo 600 EX - RT 2
Mode: Av
Scene: Most of the scenes I had were with basic lights, not dark for the eye, but bad for low ISO shots. I am shooting in Av mode with the ...
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Shutter speed and overexposure [duplicate]
Unfortunately, I think I already know the answer to this but I'm hoping I'm just missing a trick:
On a sunny day, is it possible to compensate for a 2 second shutter speed so the photo doesn't come ...
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Can I use high ISO film in bright light (without problems)?
I've never messed around with film that's much different from the consumer standard of about ISO 200-400. I switched to digital around 2004 and not until the recent years I've been wanting to ...
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How do I shoot expired film?
I purchased some 75 sheets of 4x5 Tri-X that expired in 1981. It has an ISO of 320. The owner said it wasn't refrigerated but it was kept in a somewhat cold place (attic?). I've read that you're ...
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Qualitywise, is there any downside to overexposing an image (within the dynamic range of the camera)?
If i underexpose an image and have to crank up the exposure in post, this will also amplify the noise, resulting in a lower quality image. In this case, it would've been better to expose correctly ...
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Why is my image too bright when I take a 5 second exposure outdoors?
I've never had this problem with my Canon Rebel T6i, but when I am on the Tv setting and changing it to let's say 5 seconds, when I try to take a picture outside it is way too light. When I did this ...
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How can I keep illuminated buildings names from being blown out in night city shots?
I'm just getting the hang of taking pictures of my city at night/dusk, and I'm bracketing exposures to get deep colors for the sky and enough exposure for the buildings. Here's an example. I've put ...
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Canon geometric overexposed quadrilateral shapes in all of my images
I've got a Canon 70D that I bought Summer 2015. I've been shooting time-lapse of the construction of my friends' new house, and today I noticed that there is a weird overexposed shape in all of the ...
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Why are my long-exposure photos (with ND filter) overexposed?
I am using a Nikon D90 and this is my first time trying to take long exposure photos.
I have set the camera to Manual mode, exposure compensation to -5, Bulb mode, f/22 aperture, ISO 100, 6-stop ND ...
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How do I get rid of the glare in this photo?
I wanted to know how to get rid of this glare on my lens, is this corrected using a filter?
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How can I take a photo using a slow shutter speed without it being overexposed? [duplicate]
When I try to take a picture using a slow shutter speed in daylight it is overexposed. How can I change the settings so it isn't overexposed?
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blowup highlights & ISO
Can you please tell me how to check whether the highlights are blownout when the sky is plain without clouds and dark blue??
I am just a camera user and not skilled in photo techniques.Is this ...
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Can my overexposed, hazy backlit photo be fixed?
I took some photos for a friend, and some of my potential favorites are completely overblown. I've attached an example. I've tried fixing in Lightroom 4, and I'm just not getting it. Is there any hope?...
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Why am I getting overexposure with only one lens?
I am having an issue with my Nikon D300s. When using a Nikkor 70-300mm lens and a Nikkor 75-200mm lens, my pictures are fine. However, when using the same body and switching to a Nikkor 28-80mm lens,...
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How can I improve the colours of this old photo where flash heavily overexposed the subject?
This photo was taken many years ago onto film, and I just imported it off the CD.
I would like to reduce the bright, white overexposure of the people in the foreground.
The best I have done is this:
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Should I let the lab pull overexposed color negative or leave it overexposed
I shot a roll of expired Fuji Superia 200 at 100 ISO. Effectively overexposing it by one stop. Should I ask the lab to pull it or just leave it overexposed? Why I'm asking, is because I understand ...
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What does an image from sun-damaged sensor actually look like?
There is obviously a great concern on the Net about getting ones image sensor sun damaged. I am getting interested in what such damage would look like.
I have Googled around some to try to find an ...
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Can I save extremely washed out images in post-production?
I shot a ton of pics today, and trying out Auto vs Aperture settings on my D5200, I did not realize that the ISO was set to the outrageous number it was. I got home to find that about 1/2 the shots I ...
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How to photograph subject on white seamless background using continuous lighting without post editing?
First of all before I go into detail with my question I should mention that I have already read the similar question page "Why can't I get a decent white background with product photography?" The ...
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Nikon D5200 overexposed shots in "auto" modes
I recently (2 months ago) bought a Nikon D5200 as my first DSLR. All was well until a few days ago, but now it seems every daytime shot I take in auto-mode (including the various modes like Landscape/...
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How does RAW prevent "ugly digital clipping"?
In another answer user Ilmari writes, in the context of preventing overexposure:
In general, I would also recommend always shooting RAW, both to better
capture the full dynamic range of your ...
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How to shoot bright purple lights against an overall dark scene?
I've recently shot the following photo (f/8, 4.0 s., ISO 100):
In post-processing, it appeared that:
The magenta channel was practically blown out, and I had a choice to either reduce/desaturate the ...
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